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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on June 19 presided over a contract signing between the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and BBS Joint Venture to develop U-Tapao International Airport and the Eastern Airport City Project.

Nine Thai airlines, including six low-cost ones, are suspending domestic and international flights in a concerted measure to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) director-general Chula Sukmanop confirmed on March 27.

The central city of Da Nang held an event in Bangkok, Thailand on October 24 to promote its tourism to Thai travel companies and connect them with Vietnamese partners.

Da Nang will connect with more countries around the world as new flights are launched to more destinations from the central city.

Vietnam’s non-smoke sector is enjoying a boom, with a substantial increase in the number of Thai visitors buoyed by growing low-cost flights, local media reported.

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) kicked off the 5-day CLMV Media Familiarization Trip 2019 under the theme “Honor Your Creation”.

Booming tourism in Vietnam has seen a record number of Thai visitors in the first four months of this year, resulting in higher frequency of flights by Thai airlines, especially to top destinations like central Da Nang and Da Lat cities.

Bangkok Airways’ first flight from Thailand’s Bangkok capital city landed in Cam Ranh International Airport in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa on January 25 afternoon. ​

Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith called a meeting of officials to get prepared to provide accommodations for racers and viewers in the upcoming Moto GP 2018 race scheduled for October 5-7 in Buriram.

Bangkok Airways will launch the first direct flight from Hanoi to Chiang Mai and vice versa, from March 25 this year.

Three million passengers arrived at Phu Quoc international airport in 2017, surpassing its designed throughput capacity of 2.6 million people.

Vietnam Airlines and Bangkok Airways of Thailand have inked a codeshare agreement on air routes between the two countries.

The first Bangkok Airways flight from Thailand’s capital city Bangkok landed in resort Phu Quoc Island, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on October 29, carrying 63 passengers.

Bangkok Airways recently launched a direct flight between Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok and Phu Quoc International Airport in Vietnam’s Kien Giang province.

Japanese Sota Hara and Thailand’s Pujyanuch Prachayanipon won the men’s and women’s Hoi An International Marathon in Hoi An city, central Quang Ngai province, on September 17.

Thai budget carrier AirAsia has launched a new route between the central city of Da Nang and Bangkok, capital of Thailand, seven days a week, starting from June 9.

Cambodia-based JC International Airlines plans to open a direct air route connecting its capital city Phnom Penh with Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport in Thailand in June.

The Beach Leisure and MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Conference and Exhibition) Travel Mart Da Nang opened in the central coastal city on June 24.

Over 100 international buyers and 28 foreign media and tourism bloggers have registered to participate at the Beach Leisure and MICE Travel Mart Da Nang from June 23-26.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that four new flights to ASEAN destinations will begin in the second half of this year.